Well, we had another toddler incident last week. I decided to head out to lunch with little miss, so we packed up and headed out to Fashion Island (one of our favorite outdoor malls)…. She had been doing so well all morning, following directions, and staying close by, that when we walked into Nordstrom, I decided to push my luck (bad plan). As we approached the doors, I knelt down on my knees, looked Harper in the eyes, and let her know that “Mommy needs you to hold my hand, or hold the stroller. If don’t, then you will go back in the stroller.” She looked at me, and grabbed my hand. I thought, “yessss…..”

Little did I know, that little lady had other plans up her sleeve. The minute we stepped foot in the store, she pulled out of my hands and made a beeline for the dress racks, running underneath them. Embarrassed, and feeling slightly manipulated by my little human, I ran after her, scooped her up (as she was laughing… someone liked the game), and back in the stroller she went. Without a fight. She knew she did me wrong…..

Needless to say, while I wasn’t wearing my tried and true comfy kicks (seriously. so. comfortable), I was wearing these booties that I snagged at the Nordstrom sale… and I ran after her with ease, and might I add, comfort. And, as we move into the fall months over the coming weeks, I find myself looking for transitional items that will take me through that fickle weather as summer tries to become fall…..

To do that, I’ve realized that two of my favorites for this are thermals and booties. Thermals are perfectly lightweight and can easily be worn with shorts (as seen here) and then layered later in the year. When I stumbled across this bell sleeved thermal in the gorgeous plum color, I knew it would work for both a casual summer afternoon running after little miss, and a cooler fall day with jeans or under a jacket. And, of course, the low heeled bootie is a great alternative to my favorite kicks… they let me move around with ease, but also give me a more versatile option for day or night. They easily pair with a pair of cut-offs for a more laid-back look as we move into fall.

Nordstrom has the cutest selection of transitional items, especially thermals and booties…. . A few favorite thermals include this tunic length one (which I own from last year), cozy shorter option, this super cute blush lace-up top, oversized thermal tee that can be worn off the shoulder, and this grey crop which would be super cute with high waisted bottoms! My bootie selections include this tan cut-out detail pair and this perforated and whipstitched pair.
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(Outfit Details || Top (wearing XS, comes in 4 colors) | Shorts | Booties (run TTS) | Sunglasses | Necklace | Bag)

Thank you to Nordstrom for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions and experiences expressed are those of my own.